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Accession Data:

Fargesia murielae (Gamble) T.P.Yi

  • Common Name: Umbrella Bamboo
  • Family: Poaceae Barnh.

  • Country of Origin: China (Sichuan, W. Hubei)

  • Description: Eaten by Giant Pandas
  • USDA Zone: 5-9

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200039
  • Source: Bill Cullina
  • Accession Date: 03-09-1992
  • Bench: 2306 - Temperate Asia - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 07-03-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Poaceae
  • SubFamily: Bambusoideae
  • Tribe: Arundinarieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central

References (external):

  1. Fargesia at Wikispecies. Accessed 29 July 2015.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, March 11, 2016.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, March 11, 2016.

data regenerated on Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:30:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Poaceae

Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Arundinarieae

  • Fargesia murielae
  • Phyllostachys nidularia
  • Phyllostachys nigra 'Hale'

Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Bambuseae

  • Pseudosasa humilis

Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Olyreae

  • Parianinae: Eremitis sp.

Subfamily Chloridoideae
Tribe Zoysieae

  • Sporobolinae: Spartina bakeri

Subfamily Oryzoideae
Tribe Oryzeae

  • Oryzinae: Oryza glaberrima
  • Oryzinae: Oryza sativa

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae

  • Andropogoninae: Cymbopogon citratus
  • Andropogoninae: Schizachyrium scoparium

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae

  • Boivinellinae: Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
  • Cenchrinae: Stenotaphrum secundatum
  • Panicinae: Panicum sphaerocarpon

Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Sacchareae

  • Coicinae: Coix lacryma-jobi
  • Saccharinae: Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
  • Saccharinae: Pogonatherum crinitum
  • Saccharinae: Saccharum officinarum
  • Tripsacinae: Zea mexicana
W/C = Wild Collected
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